St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
The Double Entertainment a
Success Both Socially and
Financially.
Prof. George Riddles Render.
ing from the Midsummer
Nights Dream.
Elegant Toilets at the Ball.
The Ladies Deserve ALI
the Credit.

evening at Ine dement, given ny
the ladies of the Milford house and
the Woman's Work exchange. Above
800 ladies and gentlemen were
of the entertainment-the reading of
the midsummer Nights Dream''-and
the last part, the dance. The costumes
of both ladies and gentlemen were SIM
ply elegant, and the programme was
carried out as near perfectly as can be
desired. Seibert's full orchestra rem
dered. Memberships music to
the midsummer Nights Dream -
as well as that for the
dancing. OF the numerous delightful
selections from the music were the
Fairies March, and the .Wedding
March,
The programme was commenced at
O'Clock by George Riddle in the reading
of the midsummer Nights Dream
and to one who had read the play alone
this reading was a revelation. The we'll
known reader seems to have caught,
if not the true conception of the immOr-
tai Willis unrivaled characters, at least
one that is perfectly satisfying to listen
ers. His sudden changes of tone, always.
however, pitched on just the proper
key,waS most enjoyable. In the second
act at times his voice melted into what
might be termed liquid music,
and rose and fell with the tender
strains of the orchestra in the most ell
chanting and delightful manner. The
parting of PyramuS and ThiSbe brought
down the house, and the reader retired
with at least the plaudits of as well
pleased, and enthusiastic an audience as
any performer could desire.
But of all the points of the entertain
10
ence,
THE WEDDING MARCH
must be given first place. When the
orchestra began it the young ladies
glanced Shyly at their escorts, and as
eye met eye, both parties blushed, cen
to the roots of their hair, and one might
be safe in saying that lengthy as has
been the list of Hymen'S caperS in the
Sanity City during the past week, a
still more lengthy list may yet be regis
tered in some of the weeks now close at
hand.
The decoration of the hall deserves
more than passing notice. The stage
was arranged to represent deep wood
with lofty, gnarled trees, among which
the Imagination of the poet placed the
characters of his inimitable play. Even
the sides of the platform were so con-
structed as to very closely resemble
shrubs and trees of lesser growth.
The play read, the chairs were quickly
removed and dancing was commenced
and kept up until a late hour. The full
dress suits of the gentlemen and the
lovely costumes of the ladies producing
a scene not often surpassed in entertain
ments or balls given in any city in the
land, and certainly not in st. Paul.
The great success of the whole en-
tertainment is due to the lady managers
of the two institutions, for whose bene-
fit it was given-the Milford house and
the WOman's Work exchange. The di-
rectors of the former are: Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Kenneth, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Met
calf, Mrs. Peet, Mrs. J. K. Taylor and
Mrs. r. M. Newport, with Mrs. F. B.
Clarke as president.
Of the Woman's Work exchange Mrs.
c; ?. Moves is the president and Mrs.
w. r. Merriam, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs.
Walsh, Mrs. Kibbie, Mrs. Bland, Mrs.
Frederick Driscoll, ST., Mrs. SAWYER,
Mrs. c. II. Clark, Mrs. Cary, Mrs. Bass,
Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Upham, Mrs. o. G.
Greene, Mrs. e. B. Young, Mrs.
James, Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. J. A.
Wheelock the directors. The proceeds
are to be equally divided between the
two institutions, and as it was finan-
cial success, each will receive very
handsome amount. The programmes
were elaborate and tasty, the ushering
perfect, the heating and lighting of the
large hall all that could be desired, and
the lady managers deserve to be
highly complimented on the sue
cess of the enterprise. These managers
were: Mrs. F. b. Clarke, Mrs. r. NJ.
Newport and Mrs. Kenneth Clark, of
fInN + A
Mrs. G. 2. Moves and Mrs. d. III. Moon.
of the Woman's Work exchange. The
uShers were: Howard James, J. S.
Howe, Luther Newport, w. F. Peet,
Charles Gordon, r. Heath and M. B.
Curry.
THESE WERE PRESENT.
Among those present were:
Stanford Newell and wife, Russell Free
man and wife, Mrs. j. A. Wheel
ock, Judge, Young, and wife, Fred
erick Driscoll, Sr. and wife. Gen. Wilson
Flandreau and wife, Lane X. Stone and wife
NJ. d. Flower and wife, Mrs. Hawkins, Capt
Groesbeck and wife, j. X. Taylor and
wife w. D.: Cornish and wife
Elrs. Larkin, William Dawson, Jr, and wife
F. A. Fogg and wife, Col. jerks and wife
Will Kirk and wife, G. P. Noyes and wife
Charles Shandrew and wife, B. F. Bagley
and wife, Gen. Hammond and wife, Charles
Wanzer and wife, d. II. Moon and wife, F
G: Draper and wife, Col. Dupont and wife
w. H. Patterson and wife, George Acker and
wife, Col. Newport and wife, Mr.. De Vol
| and wife, Samuel Dawson and wife, Fred In
gersoll and wife, and Mrs. H. T. Drake.
The Misses Grlggs, Smyth, Newport, Price
Stickney, Adams, Auerbach, Dupont, White
Wheelock, Wanzer, Forepaugh, Gilman, Gil
bert, Dawson, Hammond, Chislett, Baker
Banning, Douglass McLaren, Whiting, Horn
hurry, Gordon, Taylor, Wedelstaedt Far
Keogh, Perrin, Smith and Bend.
Messrs. Riddle, Gray, Gordon, Kingsland
Clay, Yardley Heath, Jaggard, Stryker, Howe
James, Newport. Peet, Curry, Wedelstaedt
Wiley, Crepe, Middleton, Sibley, VanDnzel
Rantoul, Willrick, Heineman, 0dell, Boyle
| Sexias, Stewart, Rice and r. Heath.
THE TOILETS.
A large proportion of the toilets were
full dress of the richest material, decol
| lete and sleeveless, and there were gar
lands of flowers and superb Jewels
These were some of the toilets:
Mrs. F. B: Clarke black llama lace owe
mol1e and full deeollete, with point lace fill
| ings and diamond ornaments.
| Mrs. John q. Adams, handsome rich lac
! over black MORE; diamonds and nutura
| flowers.
Mrs. Kenneth Clarke, elegant evening COS
tune OF eucalyptus and plush EN- traine ant
| diamonds.
Mrs. Col. Newport, rich lace Medici over
dress with MORE train and high model cola
| and diamonds.
Mrs. Charles B. Noyes, becoming cos
tune of Gobelin blue faille square corsag,
| point lace and diamonds.
| Mrs. Wheelock, Florentin evening dres
| with point lace and flowers.
Mrs. Alexander, Ezable Browne lace ant
| duchesse lace with ornaments.
Mrs. George b. Young, Carthage gray mer
| veilleauX with paSsementerie of same Shade
short and square corsage and point lace ant
| diamonds.
Mrs Frederick Driscoll, ST., mere elegan
| robe of sicilienne tablur over short silk demi
| traine.
Mrs. w. r. Merriam, embroidered lace eve
black silk en- (traine, with pointe duchess
lace and corsage boquet of roses.
| Mrs. Blood wore ecruguipure, barred will
! cOpner satin. over black mnire dami- train ~